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Topic: Mobile network

Mobile network News

25 September 2008

Wi-Fi takes a back seat in the UK

By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG news service

Almost half of UK users accessing the internet away from home or work prefer mobile broadband networks, according to a survey by Point Topic. Last year Wi-Fi hotspots held the lead. Read more...

Qualcomm reaches double figure HSPA call: 22 Aug 08
Ericsson and STMicro partner up for mobile chip venture: 21 Aug 08
T-Mobile UK first to sign up for iPhone 3G killer: 07 Aug 08
Mobile network builder looks to IKEA for inspiration: 23 Jul 08
GSMA completes trials on SIP-I protocol: 17 Jul 08
Femto Forum agrees on management protocol: 17 Jul 08
T-Mobile upgrades UK mobile network: 01 Jul 08

Mobile network Blog Entries

23 September 2008

Femtocells land first in Japan

By Peter Judge, Techworld

At last - the first 3G femtocell service has been announced - and it's not exactly as expected. Read more...

For whom the bell dongles...: 15 Aug 08
Rediscovering the joys of the Palm: 08 Nov 07

Mobile network Insight

10 July 2008

Femtos and the 4G world

By Peter Judge, Techworld

Femtocells have been developed for 3G networks - but they may not come into their own till the next generation of networks arrives. Read more...

How important is the 3GPP femto standard?: 09 Jun 08
How size affects your view of unified comms: 08 May 08
Unified comms: an industry in evolution: 11 Apr 08
Why WiMax needs an FDD option: 01 Feb 08
Get ready for multi-megabit mobility: 13 Sep 07
Truphone case - T-Mobile presses the legal red button: 17 Jul 07
Mobile WiMax may be 4G, but can it replace cellular?: 10 May 07

Mobile network Briefings

13 March 2008

Copper WANs aren't going away

By Bryan Betts, Techworld

Ubiquitous fibre is still a long, long way off, so carriers and others are having to find ways of getting more out of their existing copper plant, such as Carrier Ethernet. Read more...

Will LTE be the eventual mobile broadband winner?: 16 Nov 07
IMS: Panacea, or telco conspiracy?: 17 Mar 06

Mobile network Interviews

06 May 2005

Avaya takes a big SIP

By Bryan Betts, Techworld

Presence and mobility are converging around IP telephony and SIP, says Avaya's Carolyn Nguyen. Read more...

Inquisition - can mobile operators trash Wi-Fi voice?: 02 Feb 04
Inquisition - selling Bluetooth: 03 Dec 03

Mobile network Whitepapers

16 July 2007

Integrating Mobile Access into Your VPN Environment

By AT&T

If you haven?t already done so, you?re likely to soon face the task of integrating a variety of access services and devices onto your Virtual Private Network (VPN). Most large organisations can?t afford to ignore the productivity benefits of letting workers retain access to resources when they leave their desks. After all, mobile networks and broadband last-mile networks now reach far enough and deliver enough bandwidth to support LAN applications from nearly anywhere. If employees aren?t forced off-line when away from their traditional wired work spaces, they can continue to participate in meetings and support supervisors and colleagues. This translates into bottom-line benefits. Read more...

Leveraging Your Brand through Mobile Services: 04 Apr 07
Using Windows Vista on a Corporate Mobile Network: 22 Feb 07
How to Debug Nokia Secure Access System: 15 Jan 07

Mobile network Product Reviews

06 July 2008

Truphone v4.0 VoIP-over-mobile

By John E. Dunn, Techworld

List price: From free to 3 pence per minute
Pros: Cheap mobile calls if you can find Wi-Fi; Simple to install, intuitive to use; Intriguing call-routing and call-back service
Cons: Only works on Nokia/Symbian for now; Free calls only to other Truphones; Wi-Fi can drain some handsets Read more...

OQO e2 ultra-mobile PC with HSDPA: 03 Jan 08
Palm Treo 750v Windows smartphone: 06 Nov 06
CiceroPhone converged mobile softphone: 06 Sep 05

Mobile network How-Tos

04 January 2007

FMC - just wait and let it happen

By Joanie Wexler, Network World

Fixed-mobile convergence is being heavily sold, but Gartner says the enterprise should take seven years to gte there. Read more...

Mobile network Case Studies

03 February 2005

Wireless VoIP features win over IT staff

By Tim Greene, Network World

Voice on Wi-Fi is still a specialist game, but the experience at one hospital points to more general roll-outs in future. Read more...

US cities go for hotzones: 13 Oct 04

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